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Data-centre-in-a-box: Building a portable DC

Melbourne-based Pearson Research and Assessment has started employing a single Nutanix appliance to provide examination services in multiple Middle Eastern countries
Startup sources talent from coding comp

Bigcommerce hopes to recruit 20 people from this year's Codehire Cup
First look: Android Studio eclipses Eclipse

Google's new Android development environment pairs rich layout and build capabilities with IntelliJ IDEA's famous ease
4 free, open source management GUIs For MongoDB

MongoDB is one of the most popular open source, document-oriented NoSQL databases

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The hidden dark side of today's hottest tech trends

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Social media adds spice to financial services, say banks

Social media can make financial institutions seem less dull and better engage customers, according to officials on a panel at the AB+F Retail Financial Services Forum.
Mobile

Vodafone to sell extra data to heavy smartphone users

Vodafone announced new data add-ons for mobile phone plans aimed at customers planning to exceed their monthly data limit.
Mobile

BlackBerry Q10 release date announced

BlackBerry will release its new Q10 smartphone in Australia next month, it has announced.
Mobile

Android, Windows tablets on the rise in ANZ: IDC

Sales of tablets running Google Android and Microsoft Windows are picking up in Australia and New Zealand, according to analyst firm IDC.
Hardware

Dell committee says Icahn's new proposal is not 'actionable'

A Dell special committee has rejected a new proposal from a key shareholder Carl C. Icahn, and said it will continue to support the proposal by founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners to take the company private.
Software

GE thinks it's time to put industrial data in the Cloud

Internet tools are just starting to be applied to industrial tasks such as maintaining equipment and optimizing operations, but the wealth of data being produced by industrial systems could make this a major focus of development in the coming years.
Hardware

Icahn acquires larger stake in Dell, proposes new buyout deal

Carl Icahn has acquired a larger stake in Dell and called for a better buyout offer than the proposal of $US13.65 per share from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners.
Hardware

IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs

While Windows 8 is getting blamed for dismal PC sales, upgrading laptops and desktop systems isn't a priority for business users, according to new research.
Hardware

Tablet downsizing trend to quicken in second half of 2013

The shift toward smaller tablets will accelerate in the second half of the year when a slew of tablet makers, including Apple, introduce new models with screens 8-in. or smaller, said Richard Shim, an analyst with DisplaySearch.
Hardware

Forrester: PaaS makes developers happy

Although the platform as a service (PaaS) market is smaller than both IaaS and SaaS segments of the Cloud computing industry, research firm Forrester says this technology could be one of the most important cloud-based services for businesses moving forward.
Networking

Startups praise review into employee share schemes

Startups were pleased by communications minister Stephen Conroy's announcement that the government would conduct a review the tax rules governing employee share schemes, but have suggested the government can do more to aid fledgling tech companies.
Mobile

New Zealand's 2degrees to deploy 4G in early 2014

New Zealand mobile operator 2degrees has secured $165 million from the Bank of New Zealand and a partnership with Huawei to deploy a 4G network early next year, the telco announced.
Hardware

The Large Hadron Collider shows its insides as upgrade work commences ( +11 photos)

Almost a year after the Higgs boson announcement, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is getting upgraded.
Hardware

HP shakes up management team of PC division

Hewlett-Packard has shuffled the management of its PC division as it tries to sharpen its focus on growth markets.
Hardware

Victoria Racing Club bets on new projectors

Members of the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) in Melbourne who want to watch horse races from the dining area will have a brighter view following the installation of new Panasonic projectors.